by Janet Kobobel Grant
After a client submits his nonfiction proposal to me, I suspect he thinks I’ll have that baby in the hands of an editor within the hour. Not exactly. Before that big event occurs, I’ll take a …
by Janet Kobobel Grant
After a client submits his nonfiction proposal to me, I suspect he thinks I’ll have that baby in the hands of an editor within the hour. Not exactly. Before that big event occurs, I’ll take a …
by Janet Kobobel Grant
“Badges? We don’t have no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you no stinkin’ badges!” is a portion of a bandito’s dialogue from the 1948 movie, “The Treasure of Sierra Madre.” …
By Janet Kobobel Grant
As has been my tradition over the last several years, I wanted to share with you my reading highlights from 2018. Generally, I have a number of titles that were a delight to consume, but this …
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As a former owner of an Australian Shepherd, the featured photo today won my heart.
May you spend New Year’s Day celebrating with a special loved one.
I’ll be back later this week with a report …
By Janet Kobobel Grant
Authors, especially new authors, often struggle to figure out the difference between an influencer and a street team member. Let alone puzzle through the best way to ask either person to help promote your upcoming book.…
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I never intended to spend so much of my time ushering books into movies. Oh, I know that most authors pine to see their books turned into film. But I also know what an arduous journey …
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Several times recently I found myself having the same conversation with various Books & Such clients, and I realized what often seems obvious to me isn’t obvious to everyone: Every author has two audiences.
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We’ve reached the final installment in my publishing forecast blogs. As a reminder, we’ve explored the following book delivery methods:
The double-figure growth of audiobooks.
The potential of using the subscription model with books.
The new …
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In two recent posts, I looked at a couple of potential publishing trends. You can read the first one, regarding the rise in audiobooks, here. The second publishing forecast post, regarding book subscriptions, can …
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In my most recent blog post, I explored the double-digit growth of digital audiobooks and what that could mean for publishing’s future. Today I want to make another publishing forecast: the use of the subscription …